Bristol: Joey Logano preview

Joey Logano is the defending race winner of the Nashville 300. Logano led
95 laps after starting second on his way to victory last April. He has
led 159 laps in two starts at Nashville, which represents more than 35
percent of the total laps. In...

Joey Logano is the defending race winner of the Nashville 300. Logano led
95 laps after starting second on his way to victory last April. He has
led 159 laps in two starts at Nashville, which represents more than 35
percent of the total laps. In his first race at Nashville in 2008, he
scored his first Nationwide Series pole position in only his second
career start in the GameStop Toyota.

What Joey's Saying: You have a sparkling record at Nashville. Why is
that? "Before I ever raced there in the GameStop car, I had a lot of
laps in testing (with Joe Gibbs Racing) Cup cars. At both Nashville and
Kentucky, I've done well because I've run so many laps so I know the
track really well. And, of course, Joe Gibbs Racing just has an awesome
program for the one-and-a-half-mile speedways. Nashville is similar
(1.33-mile)."

A lot is made of this being a concrete track instead of asphalt. Does
that make a difference for you as a driver? "It makes a bigger
difference for the tire guys than the drivers. When it's green (without
a lot of rubber on the surface), it really chews-up the tires. The
surface is something I'd think about early in the race if I'm the first
driver to move up into the high line. Until you get rubber down, it's
very rough on the tires."

You won a Nashville Speedway guitar last year. Have you learned to play
it? "No, I can't play it at all! (laughs) It's on display at Joe Gibbs
Racing"